Where does “akaʻai” come from?

akaʻai (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻai, from Proto-Polynesian kai, from Proto-Oceanic kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

akaʻai (Hawaiian): to eat slowly

Definitions

  1. to eat slowly

Ancestry of “akaʻai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻaifood; in particular, any food that is not fish;...
2Proto-Polynesiankaifood
3Proto-Oceanickanito eat consume
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
5Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic kani →